Timed Up and Go (TUG) Reference Values and Predictive Cutoffs for Fall Risk and Disability in Singaporean Community-Dwelling Adults: Yishun Cross-Sectional Study and Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study
Applied/Translational Research
Care Continuum
Singapore Allied Health Conference
Agency for Integrated Care - Intermediate and Long Term Care
31 December 2021
To determine reference values of TUG test with age and sex stratifications and find cutoff points predicting disability. TUG is useful for screening functional mobility, fall risk, and disability in Singapore.
Year Submitted: 2021
Published Date: 31 December 2021
Tags: Applied/Translational Research, Care Continuum, Systematic Review, Safe Care, Adverse Outcome Reduction, International Patient Safety Goals
About this Content
Aims
To determine reference values of TUG test with age and sex stratifications and find cutoff points predicting disability
Background
The TUG test is simple and widely used but lacks normative data for Asian individuals.
Methods
Study 1: Cross-sectional study to collect TUG values. Study 2: Longitudinal cohort study to find TUG cutoffs for disability.
Results
Mean TUG for 60–74 years is 9.8s, cutoff 10.2s for fall risk. For disability, TUG ≥9.45s is predictive.
Conclusion
TUG is useful for screening functional mobility, fall risk, and disability in Singapore.
Lessons Learnt
TUG reference values were established for non-disabled Asian adults. Slow TUG linked to fall risk and disability.
Additional Information
Singapore Allied Health Conference (SAHC) 2021 - Best Oral Presentation: Beyond Hospital Walls
Keywords
Applied Research, Care Continuum, Fall Risk, Functional Disability, Timed Up and Go, Barthel Index, Lawton Scale
Innovators' Details
Innovators' Details
Healthcare Cluster(s) | Agency for Integrated Care - Intermediate and Long Term Care |
Organization(s) Involved | Singapore Institute of Technology, GERI, National University of Singapore |
Platform(s) | Singapore Allied Health Conference |
Healthcare Professional Group(s) | Allied Health |
Applicable Specialty or Discipline | Geriatric Medicine, Clinical Research |
Project Lead(s) | Choo Pei Ling |
Project Member(s) | Tou Nien Xiang |
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Asst Prof Choo Pei Ling - peiling.choo@singaporetech.edu.sg